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why joe biden? >> well, i think that there's something about joe biden and our coverage of him that people recognize. he's one of these very comfortable in his own skin. he's a major american figure and that's why we felt this book was important. that's why we asked the vice president to write this book for us. and he made the book, sort of a summary of his major life accomplishments and his career accomplishments, including the first beer he ever drank, his sexual education at the hands of his high school principal, the time he took drugs in a new mexico december cert and met god. we wanted the book to be a well-rounded portrait of who he is and i think that's the book he turned in to us. >> i want to remind some of our viewers, some of the fun that you've poked at joe biden over the years. clearly a lot of material to work with. here's one of the headlines. "biden says, life better than it was four years ago but nothing can change summer of '87." "joe biden hitchhikes to democratic national conven
why joe biden? >> well, i think that there's something about joe biden and our coverage of him that people recognize. he's one of these very comfortable in his own skin. he's a major american figure and that's why we felt this book was important. that's why we asked the vice president to write this book for us. and he made the book, sort of a summary of his major life accomplishments and his career accomplishments, including the first beer he ever drank, his sexual education at the hands...
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one thing about joe biden. joe biden was part of the coalition that got the ban on assault weapons passed. >> that was a long time ago. >> he feels strongly. joe biden is a visceral politician. what you played in that sound byte, i feel sorry for my political colleagues, they have to vote this way, even though they don't really believe it. when you think about that, it is a tough statement. >> gloria, the problem is more the opposite, in '94 when they passed it, 38 house republicans from blue districts felt compelled to vote for it. today, gun control advocates have not been able to, they have to go out to mayor efforts and others, they have to beat some republicans in blue leaning areas that voted against it and haven't shown they can do it. >> democrats in '94 paid a significant price for that. >> that's why they haven't touched it since, wolf, they're afraid. absolutely afraid. >> guys, thanks very much. ron and gloria. >>> when we come back, a defense contractor with top secret clearance seduced to give awa
one thing about joe biden. joe biden was part of the coalition that got the ban on assault weapons passed. >> that was a long time ago. >> he feels strongly. joe biden is a visceral politician. what you played in that sound byte, i feel sorry for my political colleagues, they have to vote this way, even though they don't really believe it. when you think about that, it is a tough statement. >> gloria, the problem is more the opposite, in '94 when they passed it, 38 house...
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then you have the question of joe biden. joe biden, you know, did a couple of deals. it's the senate democrats led by harry reid who feel like he sold them up the river on those deals on the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling in 2011. so joe biden is not the one leading this charge. >> is that relationship between harry reid, the democratic leader, majority leader in the senate and joe biden that poisonous right now? >> their personal relationship is okay. forgive me, this is a testosterone test, if you will. harry reid is the leader of the senate, and he felt he was sold out, that joe biden came in and did his job. >> when he negotiated with mitch mcconnell. >> and the administration gave up too much in the view of some democrats in those negotiations. so harry reid's point is i'm the point person in the united states senate, respect my job, mr. president. i have had your back in a lot of fights. don't go around me or behind me. the problem is with zero trust, the president is betting that john boehner gets to the point where he sees the republicans getting most of th
then you have the question of joe biden. joe biden, you know, did a couple of deals. it's the senate democrats led by harry reid who feel like he sold them up the river on those deals on the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling in 2011. so joe biden is not the one leading this charge. >> is that relationship between harry reid, the democratic leader, majority leader in the senate and joe biden that poisonous right now? >> their personal relationship is okay. forgive me, this is a...
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i think, in general, you are going to have a lot of people who support joe biden, but will always say, he's going to wait and see what hillary clinton does. we don't know if that's true or not. then, of course, you have everyone who supports hillary clinton. i don't think she was affected by this one way or the other. she's been talking about how she is, you know, like the american people, she wants to come together to find solutions. today, she was at a rally for terry mcauliffe and said all the right things. i don't think it affected her one way or the other, except if she runs for president and she's running against the ted cruzes and rand pauls and marco rubios, there's going to be a big difference people will see in her favor. >> if i could, i would like to jump in and add hillary clinton took the opportunity to make a dig at joe biden saying he did not support the raid on osama bin laden. clearly, she's looking at the vice president as her 2016 rival. >> all right. >> it's never ending. >> she's in virginia right now. virginia's governor race. ken cuccinelli and terry mcauliffe.
i think, in general, you are going to have a lot of people who support joe biden, but will always say, he's going to wait and see what hillary clinton does. we don't know if that's true or not. then, of course, you have everyone who supports hillary clinton. i don't think she was affected by this one way or the other. she's been talking about how she is, you know, like the american people, she wants to come together to find solutions. today, she was at a rally for terry mcauliffe and said all...
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and we can see that in what is coming out of the joe biden's working group, is that they are going to wade into this. the president has made a decision. sometimes you have to put your chips on the table, wolf, push them all in and say, okay, this is a moment in american history that we need to take advantage of. however, what they propose and what gets passed in the congress are two very different things and i think what we're going to see is a lot of horse trading on that. there's also the rest of the president's agenda that the white house has to consider. there's certain concern among democrats, for example, if you have a protracted fight early on about gun control, there's question about what that would do to immigration reform. these things have to be balance. there's no doubt in my mind that this white house is going to come out and propose something that's bolder than anything we've seen in decades. >> as you point out, they've got this, they've got that, they've got a lot of stuff. >> they have a lot and they have democrats to protect and they know that they'll can come under
and we can see that in what is coming out of the joe biden's working group, is that they are going to wade into this. the president has made a decision. sometimes you have to put your chips on the table, wolf, push them all in and say, okay, this is a moment in american history that we need to take advantage of. however, what they propose and what gets passed in the congress are two very different things and i think what we're going to see is a lot of horse trading on that. there's also the...
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in the end, joe biden has a very visible role in the administration. he has four years to prove himself. he is in charge of gun control and going to be the closer on economic issues. i don't think there is any sense that joe biden how big downgraded as a result of this interview. it's clear the president wanted to thank hillary krint on and he did in a big way. >> you sat down with the vice president. what did he himself have to say about the future? >> i asked him whether he was ready to run against hillary clinton in 2016. take a look. >> i haven't made that judgment. hillary has not made that judgment. i tell you what. everything that should be done over the next two years that i should be part of would have to be done whether i run or don't run. if this administration is successful, whoever is running as a democrat is in a better position to make. if we are not, whoever runs as a nominee will be less likely to win. >> that's kind of a non-answer answer. i have to believe that if hillary clinton were to decide to run, i don't think joe biden would.
in the end, joe biden has a very visible role in the administration. he has four years to prove himself. he is in charge of gun control and going to be the closer on economic issues. i don't think there is any sense that joe biden how big downgraded as a result of this interview. it's clear the president wanted to thank hillary krint on and he did in a big way. >> you sat down with the vice president. what did he himself have to say about the future? >> i asked him whether he was...
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how does joe biden do against chris christie? not so great. joe biden, 40%. against marco rubio, he does better. 45% biden, marco rubio, 38%. these are all very, very early. i don't know if they mean anything going down the road but it gives us a flavor of what is going on. >> look. she is one of the most popular politicians in this country and today is international women's day so i have to put in a plug for that. hillary clinton by far is the most serious candidate and of course joe biden would disagree with me and i believe he's another tested politician. i'm not surprised at the numbers right now. >> the problem is those numbers for republicans and democrats, it took us so long, for chris christie, what is his strength is also his weakness. he's the bulldog on your front lawn. you want him out there guarding your house but you're not sure you want him inside the house and that's the test of a president, to see someone that you can see close to that red button. for hillary and for biden, their numbers should be better than that. we've moved forward a gener
how does joe biden do against chris christie? not so great. joe biden, 40%. against marco rubio, he does better. 45% biden, marco rubio, 38%. these are all very, very early. i don't know if they mean anything going down the road but it gives us a flavor of what is going on. >> look. she is one of the most popular politicians in this country and today is international women's day so i have to put in a plug for that. hillary clinton by far is the most serious candidate and of course joe...
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we'll take a closer look at guns, first beginning with vice president joe biden's admission after meeting with democratic lawmakers on capitol hill. >> nothing we're going to do is going to fundamentally alter or eliminate the possibility of another mass shooting or guarantee that we will bring the deaths down to a thousand a year from what it is now. >> the government's most recent report says nearly 32,000 people died of gun injuries in 2010. many folks think the biggest obstacle to changing any of the nation's gun laws is the national rifle association. cnn crime and justice correspondent joe johns is joining us, taking a look at the money and influence at the nation's capitol. >> right, and wolf, money donated to canada is just one way to measure political influence in washington, like other areas, grass roots organizing. and with the battle hitting capitol hill this week, we took a look at the money the rifle association has been spending on canada and whether the organization is getting a big bang for its buck. turns out, at least through the last election cycle the answer was not s
we'll take a closer look at guns, first beginning with vice president joe biden's admission after meeting with democratic lawmakers on capitol hill. >> nothing we're going to do is going to fundamentally alter or eliminate the possibility of another mass shooting or guarantee that we will bring the deaths down to a thousand a year from what it is now. >> the government's most recent report says nearly 32,000 people died of gun injuries in 2010. many folks think the biggest obstacle...
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joe biden is a strong public servant. hillary clinton is fantastic. >> they're all great. >> all of them are great. >> which one are you rooting for? >> for pure political theater, you have to root for joe biden for democratic nominee. >> ross, donna, thank you very much for your time 679 >> can i say mularkey again? my irishness is coming out. >>> coming out, we're tracing the early warnings about tamerlan tsarnaev, how he landed on a watch list but then dropped off the radar. we'll be right back. gift for your aunt... done. today, we're gonna be talking about your body after baby. yep. we're done. okay. let's get some lunch. yes! [ laughs ] all right! yes, honey. all natural -- everything. done. oh! i forgot the check. [ camera clicks ] done. [ female announcer ] on your phone, online, on the go. wells fargo makes it easy to get banking done. oh, boy. [ groans ] ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ humans. even when we cross our "ts" and dot our "i's", we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accide
joe biden is a strong public servant. hillary clinton is fantastic. >> they're all great. >> all of them are great. >> which one are you rooting for? >> for pure political theater, you have to root for joe biden for democratic nominee. >> ross, donna, thank you very much for your time 679 >> can i say mularkey again? my irishness is coming out. >>> coming out, we're tracing the early warnings about tamerlan tsarnaev, how he landed on a watch list but...
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what do hillary clinton and joe biden have to do with the golden girls? we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with these live pictures from a small airport, executive airport in fort lauderdale, florida. we are now told that a piper pa-31, a small plane, shortly after taking off from that airport crashed into a warehouse and you see the vehicles that have been destroyed in the process. we don't know injuries. we don't know the extent of injuries or, worse, god forbid, what happened but you can see the residue left over from firefighters, rescue workers who came to the scene to deal with the fire there. once again, this is the fort lauderdale executive airport, large columns of smoke were visible for several miles just a little while ago. but firefighters on the scene doused those flames and now they're dealing with arrests. we'll update you and bring you more information as it becomes available. once again, these are live pictures coming in from the executive airpor
what do hillary clinton and joe biden have to do with the golden girls? we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with these live pictures from a small airport, executive airport in fort lauderdale, florida. we are now told that a piper pa-31, a small plane, shortly after taking off from that airport crashed into a warehouse and you see the vehicles that have been destroyed in the process....
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biden. and the super pac ready for hillary is trying to encourage her. it's kicked off events across the country, even though the would-be candidate hasn't said she's ready to run. >> it was just funny that they would do all of this for someone who may not even be running for the presidency. >> reporter: it's among many low dollar fund-raisers at swanky lounges like this with a price tag of $20.16, meant to draw out the grassroots base, not just the big money donors. even without an official campaign, mrs. clinton has gotten congressional supporters from key swing states rallying troops on her behalf. >> these are the ground troops, the soldiers that will be out in ohio, in colorado, in florida. they're excited about doing the grassroots effort. they don't have $10,000 to give to a campaign. they got $20 and they will give you all the shoe leather in the world. >> reporter: the goal isn't just to get folks to sign checks, but to sign up and volunteer as well. so far, they say they have over
biden. and the super pac ready for hillary is trying to encourage her. it's kicked off events across the country, even though the would-be candidate hasn't said she's ready to run. >> it was just funny that they would do all of this for someone who may not even be running for the presidency. >> reporter: it's among many low dollar fund-raisers at swanky lounges like this with a price tag of $20.16, meant to draw out the grassroots base, not just the big money donors. even without an...
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. >>> vice president joe biden is confirming what the white house won't. the president himself has tried to access the obama care website and has seen its failures firsthand. biden became the highest administration official to formally apologize. listen to what he told hln's christi paul. >> reporter: what did you know prior to the website being launched? >> we were under the impression that it was ready to go. we had the president, to his credit, almost seven weeks out was saying are we ready, and to be told by the pros yeah, this looks like it's all ready to go online, and neither he and i are technology geeks, and we assumed that it was up and ready to run. but the good news is although it's not, and we apologize for that, we're confident that by the end of november, it will be and there will still be plenty of time for people to register and get online. >> reporter: have you tried to get online? >> no. actually, the president tried to get online and my daughter tried to get online. i did not, because it was clear that i wasn't getting online. but it re
. >>> vice president joe biden is confirming what the white house won't. the president himself has tried to access the obama care website and has seen its failures firsthand. biden became the highest administration official to formally apologize. listen to what he told hln's christi paul. >> reporter: what did you know prior to the website being launched? >> we were under the impression that it was ready to go. we had the president, to his credit, almost seven weeks out was...
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you did an excellent interview with the vice president, joe biden, last week. and you spoke a little bit about 2016, with him. do you believe, and it's obviously very early, and only political news junkies like us speculate about this, but we will, because it's fun. do you believe it's possible we could see a match between hillary clinton and joe biden for the democratic presidential nomination three years from now in iowa and new hampshire? >> you know, actually, wolf, i don't.cás+ decide to run, i think joe biden probably wouldn't, if i had to guess. and this is just a guess. i don't think you're going to see a divisive democratic primary. i think that hillary clinton has such broad and deep support within the democratic party,?rf don't know what ryan thinks about this, but i have a sense that if the democrats felt they had a really good shot at it and the nomination were to go to a woman, she wouldn't have to fight her way, as she did the last time around, i think, there's a sense that perhaps joe biden would not run. >> and i think there's going to be a l
you did an excellent interview with the vice president, joe biden, last week. and you spoke a little bit about 2016, with him. do you believe, and it's obviously very early, and only political news junkies like us speculate about this, but we will, because it's fun. do you believe it's possible we could see a match between hillary clinton and joe biden for the democratic presidential nomination three years from now in iowa and new hampshire? >> you know, actually, wolf, i don't.cás+...
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joe biden says there's no doubt the syrian regime is responsible for the chemical attack. though the white house press secretary jay carney stresses any action would be limited. >> the president believes and i believe that those who use chemical weapons against defenseless men, women, and children should and must be held accountable. >> i want to make clear that the options that we are considering are not about regime change. they are about responding to a clear violation of an international standard that prohibits the use of chemical weapons. >> our national security analyst peter bergen is here in "the situation room". we're also joined by nick paton walsh who has reported in syria. peter, you write that syria is now a problem from hell. what do you mean? >> i think the obama administration is in an interesting spot because overthrowing assad as jay carney just said is not their aim. they're concerned about the -- >> i think that's their long-term aim, but not in the short-term by the limited strikes. >> but i think even -- they don't like assad, but they're concerned. t
joe biden says there's no doubt the syrian regime is responsible for the chemical attack. though the white house press secretary jay carney stresses any action would be limited. >> the president believes and i believe that those who use chemical weapons against defenseless men, women, and children should and must be held accountable. >> i want to make clear that the options that we are considering are not about regime change. they are about responding to a clear violation of an...
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don't forget, joe biden very involved in foreign policy. maybe it was personal, maybe they talked about issues like syria, john kerry's negotiations on the middle east today. i'm sure those kind of things would come up between a president and his former secretary of state as well as tomorrow with joe biden. >> i assume the president just wants to pick her brain a little bit. maybe he thinks she can come up with some guide ideas. what do you think? >> sure. i think is more about his presidency than her presidential ambitions. look, 2008 was an extraordinary race. they divided the democratic party about as close in half as mathematical precision could get. they were probably the only candidates other than bill clinton who could have beaten either one of them in the past 40 years of the democratic primary. obama was probably the only one who would beat hillary clinton. it is remarkable how much they have been able to rebuild their ties. you see that today, an ease and a comfort. >> take a look at these two pictures. we'll show you this is a pi
don't forget, joe biden very involved in foreign policy. maybe it was personal, maybe they talked about issues like syria, john kerry's negotiations on the middle east today. i'm sure those kind of things would come up between a president and his former secretary of state as well as tomorrow with joe biden. >> i assume the president just wants to pick her brain a little bit. maybe he thinks she can come up with some guide ideas. what do you think? >> sure. i think is more about his...
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>>> and joe biden weighs in, calls the suspects nabbingoff jihadists. are they the new threats in the war on terror? let's go "outfront." good even
>>> and joe biden weighs in, calls the suspects nabbingoff jihadists. are they the new threats in the war on terror? let's go "outfront." good even
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. >>> vice president joe biden became pretty animated during a town hall meeting on guns today. listen to how he answered a question parents magazine readers submitted on facebook. >> kate earnest has the next question. she asks, do you believe that banning certain weapons and high-capacity magazines will mean that law-abiding citizens will become more of a target to criminals as we will have no way to sufficiently protect ourselves. this comes up again and again. >> is this parents magazine? >> it is. >> i've never heard anybody in parents magazine ask these questions but i'm delighted to answer them. first of all, the idea that -- repeat the last part of the question, please. >> so she's asking if a ban goes into effect on certain kinds of weapons and high-capacity magazines. >> and what's her name? >> kate. >> kate, if you want to protect yourself, get a double barrel shotgun, have the shells of a 12-gauge shotgun and i promise you, as i told my wife, i said, if there's ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony here, put that double barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outsi
. >>> vice president joe biden became pretty animated during a town hall meeting on guns today. listen to how he answered a question parents magazine readers submitted on facebook. >> kate earnest has the next question. she asks, do you believe that banning certain weapons and high-capacity magazines will mean that law-abiding citizens will become more of a target to criminals as we will have no way to sufficiently protect ourselves. this comes up again and again. >> is...
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. >>> the vice president joe biden is visiting flood-ravaged colorado today to see the horrific damage first-hand and survey recovery efforts. as the body of an unidentified female brings the death toll from the storm to eight people. torrential rains, meanwhile, pounded the region for days this month, dumping more than a foot of water in some areas and stranding hundreds. many are still cut off with roads and bridges simply wiped out. >>> some relief could be on the way for airline passengers who want more freedom to use their electronic devices in flight. a government industry group studying the safety of the devices is meeting this week and expected to make recommendations to the faa by the end of the month, recommendations which could loosen rules on ereaders and similar products. airborne use of cell phones, laptops with wireless network capabilities would still remain banned. >>> just ahead, we're watching the top news coming out of kenya. the group behind the kenya shopping mall attack says americans were among the terrorists. i'll ask the state department spokeswoman jen psaki.
. >>> the vice president joe biden is visiting flood-ravaged colorado today to see the horrific damage first-hand and survey recovery efforts. as the body of an unidentified female brings the death toll from the storm to eight people. torrential rains, meanwhile, pounded the region for days this month, dumping more than a foot of water in some areas and stranding hundreds. many are still cut off with roads and bridges simply wiped out. >>> some relief could be on the way for...
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vice president joe biden spends one night in paris. the hotel bill comes to more than half a million dollars for him and his entire delegation. we're getting an extremely rare glimpse at how much it costs when a vice president of the united states travels. and a newborn baby found in a new york city subway, adopted by the man who found him. you'll find out how extraordinary this story really is and how it's playing out. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> president obama is kicking off the next leg of his trip to the middle east with what might seem to be a change at least in tune a little bit as far as iran is concerned. at a news conference in amman, jordan the president made a staunch plea for a peaceful solution in the face of growing nuclear concerns. >> if, in fact, what the supreme leader has said is the case, which is that developing a nuclear weapon would be unislamic and that iran has no interest in developing nuclear weapons, then there should be a practical, verifiable way to assure the international c
vice president joe biden spends one night in paris. the hotel bill comes to more than half a million dollars for him and his entire delegation. we're getting an extremely rare glimpse at how much it costs when a vice president of the united states travels. and a newborn baby found in a new york city subway, adopted by the man who found him. you'll find out how extraordinary this story really is and how it's playing out. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."...
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. >> the son of vice president joe biden is heading home to delaware after successfully undergoing a procedure and medical evaluation in houston. it's unclear what procedure he underwent. beau biden, delaware's attorney general, second into the cancer hospital after feeling weak and disoriented while on vacation last week. >> a massachusetts grand jury has indicted form are new england patriot tight end aaron hernandez with murder. he's being charged with orchestrating the death of oudin lloyd who was shot five times with a handgun. authorities say hernandez and two other men picked up lloyd from his boston apartment before the killing. hernandez has pleaded not guilty. >> and a bizarre and gruesome mystery developing in england. who killed one of the queen's swans? the remains of the barbecued swan were discovered near queen elizabeth's castles in windsor. and by law, all unmarked swans belong to the queen. it's been a law in effect since the 12 century. >> when we come back, president obama kicks off a bus tour in upstate new york. one of his stops, an exclusive sitdown interview w
. >> the son of vice president joe biden is heading home to delaware after successfully undergoing a procedure and medical evaluation in houston. it's unclear what procedure he underwent. beau biden, delaware's attorney general, second into the cancer hospital after feeling weak and disoriented while on vacation last week. >> a massachusetts grand jury has indicted form are new england patriot tight end aaron hernandez with murder. he's being charged with orchestrating the death of...
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. >> joe biden is representing the united states as the pope's installation and is squeezing in diplomacy, meeting today with the italian prime minister. >> the pope himself is delighting crowds in a rare move for the pontiff who spontaneously left vatican yesterday to greet well wishers outside. that was a nervous moment for his security personnel. >> very nervous. that scares whatever the security detail is to this impromptu walk about is telling us a lot, though, about the new pope's style. it also does underscore the dilemma for his security guards, how do you protect a pope who wanders into crowds? >> we spoke to two people who have been intimatically involved in security for the pope and say it's hard to balance the need for security with the pope's need to embrace his followers and say after sunday's incident, adjustments will have to be made. a new pope with a spontaneous streak steps outside the vatican's cordon to greet the crowd. he's swarmed with affection, but still swarmed. london daily telegraph reporter john bingham shook his hand and said this -- >> didn't know where he w
. >> joe biden is representing the united states as the pope's installation and is squeezing in diplomacy, meeting today with the italian prime minister. >> the pope himself is delighting crowds in a rare move for the pontiff who spontaneously left vatican yesterday to greet well wishers outside. that was a nervous moment for his security personnel. >> very nervous. that scares whatever the security detail is to this impromptu walk about is telling us a lot, though, about the...
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the vice president, joe biden, thinks very, very differently. he spoke exclusively with gloria borger who is here in "the situation room." obviously they have been friends, biden and hagel for a long time. >> going back to their days in the senate. i asked him about the hagel nomination and he was sort of key in paving the way on capitol hill for this. i asked him about the charge among republicans that it's too dovish and listen to what he said. >> the real president obama has exercised force responsibly as boldly and as bravely as any president in american history. this is the guy who has not backed away. and he's also ended wars that almost any military man out there will tell you we should not be engaged in again. the idea of getting engaged in a ground war in a country that's in transition is not a prescription any military man would suggest and to suggest that two war heroes, a bronze star, a purple heart, silver star, taking over both the state department and defense is -- whatever the phrase was, is ridiculous. >> so what are you hearing
the vice president, joe biden, thinks very, very differently. he spoke exclusively with gloria borger who is here in "the situation room." obviously they have been friends, biden and hagel for a long time. >> going back to their days in the senate. i asked him about the hagel nomination and he was sort of key in paving the way on capitol hill for this. i asked him about the charge among republicans that it's too dovish and listen to what he said. >> the real president...
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vice president joe biden sounded the alarmt. minority turnout could be low, adding ed should win, but this is a strange moment. there's not a lot of people paying attention. >> killing bin laden had been a gold for years. >> reporter: markie has ratcheted up the attack, slamming gomez for his links with a group that -- when gomez hit back, some of his inexperience shows. >> for him f. it could be as dirty and low as pond scum. >> reporter: do you think that ed markey is pond scum? gomez indicated to cnn he regrets the comment. >> was hi thinking it, yeah. should i have said it? probably not. >> he may be a fresh face, but he's prohotting the stalest old republican ideas. >> gabriel gomez is a very bad man. >> now he's mocking the ads. >> he even leaves the toilet seat up. >> reporter: but the race is no laughing matter for the president, who made a pit stop at a boston sandwich shop to remind voters what's coming in less than two weeks. >> i want to make sure everybody turns out and votes. all right? >> reporter: there's one dif
vice president joe biden sounded the alarmt. minority turnout could be low, adding ed should win, but this is a strange moment. there's not a lot of people paying attention. >> killing bin laden had been a gold for years. >> reporter: markie has ratcheted up the attack, slamming gomez for his links with a group that -- when gomez hit back, some of his inexperience shows. >> for him f. it could be as dirty and low as pond scum. >> reporter: do you think that ed markey is...
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. ♪ >>> president obama was joined by his right hand man, joe biden on a bus tour today. he was with his son in texas as he underwent surgery. he spoke of it for the first time today. >> i just want y'all to know since you asked about my son. it's not only good to be here, but things are good in delaware. my son beau is fine, sends his love. he wanted me to say hello to all of you and he wanted to be with his colleague kathleen, the attorney general of the state of pennsylvania. he's doing well. he's getting back to work. >> the president's bus tour is somewhat reminiscent of the campaign trail and cnns senior white house correspondent is here with the details. jim, you have followed him for a long time today. it's been a long one. >> reporter: it has. something you know very well. as the president was gearing up for the final day of the bus tour, a white house spokesman was talking about the chemical spill in syria. the president had a tricky balancing act on his hands all week. there's no election in sight, but president obama was in full campaign mode traveling in the
. ♪ >>> president obama was joined by his right hand man, joe biden on a bus tour today. he was with his son in texas as he underwent surgery. he spoke of it for the first time today. >> i just want y'all to know since you asked about my son. it's not only good to be here, but things are good in delaware. my son beau is fine, sends his love. he wanted me to say hello to all of you and he wanted to be with his colleague kathleen, the attorney general of the state of...
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biden, chuck hagel and barack obama himself -- all wanted america to go esht with the syrian leader. in 2007, biden chastised condoleezza rice statement, madam secretary that negotiations with syria would be extortion. >> but the obama team cannot be singled out. colin powell met with bashar al assad in 2003. assad met with darryl issa. he has charmed other leaders, even the queen. >> assad conveyed the image that he is a person he can do business with. he touted his education in england that he had studied medicine and was different from the other generationch. >> reporter: says u.s. officials thautd they could get intelligence on al qaeda from assad. a former diplomat in syria says there was another motivation, as well. >> i think it was an intention to try to get him away from iran, from the influence of ahmadinejad. >> reporter: i asked if american leaders have been naive in thinking they can get bashar al assad to help the u.s. they all said no. assad and his father have helped in stabilizing in the past and america had to engage him and keep him in check. >> getting other infor
biden, chuck hagel and barack obama himself -- all wanted america to go esht with the syrian leader. in 2007, biden chastised condoleezza rice statement, madam secretary that negotiations with syria would be extortion. >> but the obama team cannot be singled out. colin powell met with bashar al assad in 2003. assad met with darryl issa. he has charmed other leaders, even the queen. >> assad conveyed the image that he is a person he can do business with. he touted his education in...
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. >> reporter: that's vice president joe biden congratulating the president om obama care when it was new and shine eye. >> he has always had difficulty putting a sock in it. >> reporter: vice president cheney socked it to leahy telling him to you know what himself. then eliot spitzer said, look, i'm a bleeping steamroller and i'll roll over you and everybody else. even john kerry spoke to rolling stone about iraq, saying did i expect george bush to bleep it up as bad as he did? i don't think anybody did. but can you fault a president when he gets caught on his own tape swearing while watching football? >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: you know, you can almost swear these politicians are human the way they swear like the rest of us. jeanne moos, cnn. i really don't give a [ bleep ] whether they curse or not. new york. >>> happening now, a situation room special report, obama care under fire. breaking news. cnn uncovers a confidential report warning the obama care website, was it ready just weeks before it was launched? plus serious new questions about the hard sell. did he mislead the ameri
. >> reporter: that's vice president joe biden congratulating the president om obama care when it was new and shine eye. >> he has always had difficulty putting a sock in it. >> reporter: vice president cheney socked it to leahy telling him to you know what himself. then eliot spitzer said, look, i'm a bleeping steamroller and i'll roll over you and everybody else. even john kerry spoke to rolling stone about iraq, saying did i expect george bush to bleep it up as bad as he...
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i know joe biden. he is not done. certainly not dumb as an ashtray. >> we're taking excerpts out of a three-page article. i will tell you that i am happy that he used nicer words about you, wolf, than he did of these two gentlemen but he was equality harsh on newt gingrich who was his own contributor and his boss' son-in-law. i think you're dealing with somebody who is unfiltered, refreshingly, politically incorrect to be in politics. i think it's going to be an interesting book. it gives you a good behind-the-scenes look at media and some of the political world and parts of it i found endearing. why is he doing this? i i don't know roger ailes but it is endearing to me that somebody who is 72 and looking at his mortality regrets his 10-year-old son grow up. >> he does say i'm a good journalist. >> he is an equal opportunity critiquer. >> he's blunt and a very, very smart guy. he's done an amazing job over at fox news. nobody can deny that. he said i wear a 42 short as far as my suit is concerned. it's a 42 regular. j
i know joe biden. he is not done. certainly not dumb as an ashtray. >> we're taking excerpts out of a three-page article. i will tell you that i am happy that he used nicer words about you, wolf, than he did of these two gentlemen but he was equality harsh on newt gingrich who was his own contributor and his boss' son-in-law. i think you're dealing with somebody who is unfiltered, refreshingly, politically incorrect to be in politics. i think it's going to be an interesting book. it gives...
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the vice president, joe biden, and hillary clinton, possible rivals in 2016, they shared one of the front rows. the former secretary of state looking rested and sporting a new hairstyle, got plenty of attention. there you see her in the middle of the screen. both she and the vice president spoke during the service. >> but you'd sit with frank, and you just couldn't help but have a smile on your face, at least one time during the conversation. and as frank would say, you know, it's not where you sit that counts, it's where you stand. >> he's left you all an incredible legacy. his children, stepchildren, grandchildren. what an incredible legacy he's left you. frank once said, there's no end to what can be accomplished, if you work like the devil. and my god, did he work like the devil. he was tenacious. he worked, he worked. he wanted my advice, should he run again. [ laughter ] i said, frank, look, i think you'll win again if you run again. i think even christie will vote for you. [ laughter ] >> the vice president wearing a skull cap, because the service took place in the synagogue in new
the vice president, joe biden, and hillary clinton, possible rivals in 2016, they shared one of the front rows. the former secretary of state looking rested and sporting a new hairstyle, got plenty of attention. there you see her in the middle of the screen. both she and the vice president spoke during the service. >> but you'd sit with frank, and you just couldn't help but have a smile on your face, at least one time during the conversation. and as frank would say, you know, it's not...
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let's talk for a brief moment on joe biden. he's playing an increasingly more visible role. what does that say to you long term? >> it's very hard for me to imagine joe biden as a 2016 candidate. i find it hard to imagine. the country will be ready for something new. >> if you turn your head side ways and close one eye, it kind of looks like the seal for the vice president that says president of the united states. everybody in washington but certainly every senator and vice presidencies himself as vice president. this vice president, the task for in the middle class, implementation of the recovery act and now within the last few weeks the deal on the fiscal cliff and gun violence, gun safety, this president has entrusted him with enormous responsibility and i think frankly the vice president has proven himself. >> i think when you do those high profile, it's like working at a nuclear plant that measures how much radiation you've absorbed. when you've done enough of that task force, you're radioactive, too. >> the president has really relied on his vice president. they work v
let's talk for a brief moment on joe biden. he's playing an increasingly more visible role. what does that say to you long term? >> it's very hard for me to imagine joe biden as a 2016 candidate. i find it hard to imagine. the country will be ready for something new. >> if you turn your head side ways and close one eye, it kind of looks like the seal for the vice president that says president of the united states. everybody in washington but certainly every senator and vice...
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. >>> still ahead -- vice president joe biden says, quote, there is no leadership in the gop. so what about that so-called white house charm offensive we've seen so much recently? >>> also, fashion icon oscar de la renta has some candid word for what he says is a relationship with the first lady that, quote, started off poorly. get the new it card at discover.com and sign up for 5% cashback at restaurants now through march. and every day since, two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the countr
. >>> still ahead -- vice president joe biden says, quote, there is no leadership in the gop. so what about that so-called white house charm offensive we've seen so much recently? >>> also, fashion icon oscar de la renta has some candid word for what he says is a relationship with the first lady that, quote, started off poorly. get the new it card at discover.com and sign up for 5% cashback at restaurants now through march. and every day since, two years ago, the people of bp...
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. >> vice president joe biden -- [ laughter ] yeah, the nice thing is you don't even need a punch line. >> reporter: speaking of the vice president, an aide confirmed he'll be the speaker at a state fry hosted by senator tom hearken next month. a stage he shared with then senators barack obama and hillary clinton six years ago. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: while an aide says biden is only make up for missing last year's gathering, it's a sign he's keeping the door open for 2016, with pundits endlessly reading into hillary clinton's paid appearances. her upcoming appearance with terry, not to mention her lunch with the president. >> keep in mind, she's been there before. she doesn't have to measure them. >> reporter: but former advisers to clinton insist the chatter is way too early. >> oh, i think that hillary clinton would be just fine if nobody talked about her for six months. i don't think she'd feel badly about that at all. >> reporter: tell that to rick santorum, who made a surprisingly strong 2012 bid all about iowa. that's where he was back again over the weekend, urging
. >> vice president joe biden -- [ laughter ] yeah, the nice thing is you don't even need a punch line. >> reporter: speaking of the vice president, an aide confirmed he'll be the speaker at a state fry hosted by senator tom hearken next month. a stage he shared with then senators barack obama and hillary clinton six years ago. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: while an aide says biden is only make up for missing last year's gathering, it's a sign he's keeping the...
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joe biden did not beat those two candidates. so i think lots of democrats would like to be in hillary clinton's shoes right now. if they're thinking about running. >> let's point out still very, very early. >> very early. of course, she is transitioning to kind of be a quasi-private citizen. that is going to be a difficult job for her. because she is always going to be seen through the presidential prism until she tells us exactly what she is going to do. >> we'll find out at some point. thank you. >>> just ahead an american mother cleared of drug smuggling over joyed at being released from a mexican jail. she is speaking out about her ordeal, plus a plane nose dives into an apartment. this apparent disaster does have a surprise ending. we're keeping a close eye on the storm threats out there in the midwest happening right now. look at these live pictures coming in. ominous clouds. we'll have much more on this story when we come back as well. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've kno
joe biden did not beat those two candidates. so i think lots of democrats would like to be in hillary clinton's shoes right now. if they're thinking about running. >> let's point out still very, very early. >> very early. of course, she is transitioning to kind of be a quasi-private citizen. that is going to be a difficult job for her. because she is always going to be seen through the presidential prism until she tells us exactly what she is going to do. >> we'll find out at...
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michelle obama, the former secretary of state hillary clinton and the vice president joe biden splashed, guess what? all over an internet site. we'll have full details all coming up at the top of the hour. [ pilot ] now when you build an aircraft, you want to make sure it goes up and stays up. [ chirp ] with android apps, you get better quality control. so our test flights are less stressful. i've got a lot of paperwork, and time is everything here. that's why i upgraded to sprint direct connect. [ chirp ] and instant push-to-talk nationwide. [ male announcer ] upgrade to the new "done." [ chirp ] with instant push-to-talk, three times the coverage, and android productivity apps. now when you buy one motorola admiral rugged smartphone, for ninety nine ninety nine, you'll get four free for you business. visit a sprint store, or call eight five five, eight seven eight, four biz. visit a sprint store, oh, hi thehey!ill. are you in town for another meeting? yup, i brought my a-team. business trips add up to family time. this is my family. this is joe. hi joe! hi there! earn a ton of extra p
michelle obama, the former secretary of state hillary clinton and the vice president joe biden splashed, guess what? all over an internet site. we'll have full details all coming up at the top of the hour. [ pilot ] now when you build an aircraft, you want to make sure it goes up and stays up. [ chirp ] with android apps, you get better quality control. so our test flights are less stressful. i've got a lot of paperwork, and time is everything here. that's why i upgraded to sprint direct...
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she had a phone call from joe biden yesterday and told our rachel a few moments ago she did it because she believes that the president has a right to have whoever he wants in his cabinet. lisa murkowski said she voted with the democrats because she didn't want to break her word because she had always said she won't oppose a filibuster. i believe the other republican was the senator from his home state of nebraska but we have to find out for sure. i know that the two female senators, republican senators, susan collins and lisa murkowski did break with their party on this. >> orrin hatch voted president? >> that's our understanding. it's something that he wants to do on votes like these, voted president in the past. >> it's clearly a setback for the administration. gloria is here. gloria borger is our chief political analyst. a setback for the white house. they wanted this break so they could have an up or down vote that would lead to confirmation. this is a setback. here's the question. there's been a lot of rumors, speculation. maybe chuck hagel himself, given the fact to be an effecti
she had a phone call from joe biden yesterday and told our rachel a few moments ago she did it because she believes that the president has a right to have whoever he wants in his cabinet. lisa murkowski said she voted with the democrats because she didn't want to break her word because she had always said she won't oppose a filibuster. i believe the other republican was the senator from his home state of nebraska but we have to find out for sure. i know that the two female senators, republican...
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this one sparked by comments from joe biden. joe johns, our correspondent, is on the story. >> reporter: reporters after meeting with senate democrats, vice president biden said that while new laws can make a difference, they will not necessarily prevent another tragedy like newtown. >> nothing that we are going to do can fundamentally alter or eliminate the possibility of another mass shooting or guarantee that we will bring gun deaths down to about 1,000 a year from what it is now. >> reporter: and that started off a war of words. mayors against illegal guns, a group started by new york's michael bloomburg said that the president is right, no law is going to stop all firearm fatalities but when you make dangerous acts legal, it makes people less likely to do the dangerous thing. the national rifle association said that both are wrong, and called on congress to stop fixing the heinous broken mental health system and by providing a blanket of security to our children in schools. the nra says that new laws are not the answer. the
this one sparked by comments from joe biden. joe johns, our correspondent, is on the story. >> reporter: reporters after meeting with senate democrats, vice president biden said that while new laws can make a difference, they will not necessarily prevent another tragedy like newtown. >> nothing that we are going to do can fundamentally alter or eliminate the possibility of another mass shooting or guarantee that we will bring gun deaths down to about 1,000 a year from what it is...
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. >> has a huge fan not only in the president but joe biden, the vice president. there's a great biden/hagel relationship as well. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton's first day back at work was greeted with some surprise gifts and laughs. her colleagues welcoming her home with a football helmet and a jersey. our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is over at the state department with more. give us the details, jill, how did it go? >> secretary clinton almost certainly won't be doing any international travel before she leaves office. it's not the way we expected this nonstop secretary of state to end her term as america's top diplomat. after almost a month of illness recuperating from a stomach flu, a concussion, then a blood clot, secretary of state hillary clinton went back to work. and the state department went to work showing she was, as they claim, fully recovered. in the pink, her spokeswoman said, literally in a brilliant pink jacket. chairing her weekly meeting with the department's senior staff. she got a surprise from one of her deputies. a
. >> has a huge fan not only in the president but joe biden, the vice president. there's a great biden/hagel relationship as well. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton's first day back at work was greeted with some surprise gifts and laughs. her colleagues welcoming her home with a football helmet and a jersey. our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is over at the state department with more. give us the details, jill, how did it go? >> secretary clinton almost...